Welcome to the second week of our program! This week will focus on the Supreme Court in the 21st century.
Part 1 - Review of the previous week and connection to the program theme
First, there will be some reflection on the previous week with Mr. Green and Mr. Max
Part 2 - Introduction to the Supreme Court
First:
Open your virtual notebook to the Supreme Court page, write the heading "Introduction to the Supreme Court" and copy today's objectives into your virtual notebook.
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
-Connect last week's unit on immigration to this week's unit on the Supreme Court
-Identify prior knowledge about the Supreme Court
-Create a list of questions students still have about the Supreme Court
Opener
Listen/read the link below. The clip connects the topic of immigration from last week to our topic for this week, the Supreme Court.
After listening to the clip, predict what you think the connection between immigration and the Supreme Court is based on the clip above and your prior knowledge. Write these down then share your thoughts with your group, revise to your page if necessary.
Activity 1:
Each table will be given a note card with a vocabulary word on it. Walk around the room and get a definition of your word from 5 people not in your group. Write down their names next to the definition they give you.
Word List
Precedent
Chief Justice
Confirmation hearing
Conservative/Liberal
Majority Opinion
Meet back in your tables, share your definitions. Create one group definition based on the information you gathered.
In your virtual notebooks, add your group's word and definition to the page, be prepared to add the other vocab words and definitions.
One further note about the terms Conservative and Liberal. Throughout the week we will be looking at differing perspectives of the Supreme Court and its decisions. Conservative and Liberal views are two of the most common ways to interpret the law. Check out BalancedPolitics.org to read a little more about conservative and liberal views.
Activity 2- Think-Write-Pair-Share
In your virtual notebook, write three things you know about the Supreme Court, and three questions you have about the Supreme Court. Share these with a partner, and add their information to your list in bold, italics, or a different color. You will share these as a class. Don't forget to put a heading on your virtual notebook page, so people know what they're looking at.
Activity 3- Determining research topics
We have generated a class list of questions and topics you would like to learn about the Supreme Court. You will pick one of these questions to research. You will then present and share your findings with the class through the inspiration template shown here. Open the file by SAVING IT FIRST. Then open through Inspiration.
For each of the general questions on the mindmap, be more specific with your answers (see below). Initial Supreme Court Research: Depending on your chosen topic, identify the pertenant info below:
1) Who? (not just names, but also relevent background about the people)
2) Why? (what problems existed before which made your topic necessary? )
3) When? (not just dates but mention something about the time period)
4) How? (what steps were involved in the process?)
5) What’s the greater significance? Does this still affect you today? How? Did this make significant changes at that time or later? Why?
Before you do any research, we need to learn how to find reliable, accurate research on the internet.
Part 3 - How to use the internet to find reliable, accurate research
With Mr. Green and Mr. Max
Welcome to the second week of our program! This week will focus on the Supreme Court in the 21st century.
Part 1 - Review of the previous week and connection to the program theme
First, there will be some reflection on the previous week with Mr. Green and Mr. Max
Part 2 - Introduction to the Supreme Court
First:
Open your virtual notebook to the Supreme Court page, write the heading "Introduction to the Supreme Court" and copy today's objectives into your virtual notebook.
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
-Connect last week's unit on immigration to this week's unit on the Supreme Court
-Identify prior knowledge about the Supreme Court
-Create a list of questions students still have about the Supreme Court
Opener
Listen/read the link below. The clip connects the topic of immigration from last week to our topic for this week, the Supreme Court.
Transcript of audio file
After listening to the clip, predict what you think the connection between immigration and the Supreme Court is based on the clip above and your prior knowledge. Write these down then share your thoughts with your group, revise to your page if necessary.
Activity 1:
Each table will be given a note card with a vocabulary word on it. Walk around the room and get a definition of your word from 5 people not in your group. Write down their names next to the definition they give you.
Word List
Precedent
Chief Justice
Confirmation hearing
Conservative/Liberal
Majority Opinion
Meet back in your tables, share your definitions. Create one group definition based on the information you gathered.
In your virtual notebooks, add your group's word and definition to the page, be prepared to add the other vocab words and definitions.
One further note about the terms Conservative and Liberal. Throughout the week we will be looking at differing perspectives of the Supreme Court and its decisions. Conservative and Liberal views are two of the most common ways to interpret the law. Check out BalancedPolitics.org to read a little more about conservative and liberal views.
Activity 2 - Think-Write-Pair-Share
In your virtual notebook, write three things you know about the Supreme Court, and three questions you have about the Supreme Court. Share these with a partner, and add their information to your list in bold, italics, or a different color. You will share these as a class. Don't forget to put a heading on your virtual notebook page, so people know what they're looking at.
Activity 3 - Determining research topics
We have generated a class list of questions and topics you would like to learn about the Supreme Court. You will pick one of these questions to research. You will then present and share your findings with the class through the inspiration template shown here. Open the file by SAVING IT FIRST. Then open through Inspiration.
For each of the general questions on the mindmap, be more specific with your answers (see below).
Initial Supreme Court Research:
Depending on your chosen topic, identify the pertenant info below:
1) Who? (not just names, but also relevent background about the people)
2) Why? (what problems existed before which made your topic necessary? )
3) When? (not just dates but mention something about the time period)
4) How? (what steps were involved in the process?)
5) What’s the greater significance? Does this still affect you today? How? Did this make significant changes at that time or later? Why?
Before you do any research, we need to learn how to find reliable, accurate research on the internet.
Part 3 - How to use the internet to find reliable, accurate research
With Mr. Green and Mr. Max